ground cover
noun
1
: the small plants on a forest floor except young trees
2
a
: a planting of low plants (such as ivy) that covers the ground in place of turf
b
: a plant adapted for use as ground cover
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Bacopa is a perennial ground cover in Zone 9 and warmer but is typically grown as an annual in containers.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden experts will teach residents how to reduce lawn maintenance with plant clover, sedges, and other tidy ground covers that still support pollinators — minus the unruly chaos.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
More ground cover is receiving direct sunlight, accelerating the rate in which fuels dry out.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Large lawns are being replaced with native plants, ornamental grasses, and drought-tolerant ground covers that require less upkeep and H20.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden experts will teach residents how to reduce lawn maintenance with plant clover, sedges, and other tidy ground covers that still support pollinators — minus the unruly chaos.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
More ground cover is receiving direct sunlight, accelerating the rate in which fuels dry out.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Large lawns are being replaced with native plants, ornamental grasses, and drought-tolerant ground covers that require less upkeep and H20.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ground cover
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“Ground cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20cover. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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